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Archetropy and Personal Choice
Dec. 5th, 2023 08:32 pmI had heard the word "archetrope" around the alterhuman community before the OtherCon 2023. Although in vague terms, I had heard of it. I sort of got the vibe from the word, so I never felt the need to look into it. A vague sort of, "Identifying with an archetype, or a trope from media," vibe. What came to mind for me was tropes like the knight, the prince, the rogue. Classic roles. The stuff you'd see on tarot cards or such. The larger alterhuman community is known to look down on "newer" sources of identity, after all (see the long-standing hesitancy to accept fictionkin).
So, when I joined the panel being hosted by someone named Vyt all about archetropy, I thought I knew what to expect.
Vyt described their archetype as "the right-hand man".
Well, Vyt mostly talked about "the paladin" as their main tropetype. But that was the sort of archetype I expected. "The right-hand man" may not be considered a "modern" archetype, but the specific phrase of "right-hand man" for it feels rather new in comparison to how I viewed archetropy before.
My mom was a pastor.
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Vyt described their archetype as "the right-hand man".
Well, Vyt mostly talked about "the paladin" as their main tropetype. But that was the sort of archetype I expected. "The right-hand man" may not be considered a "modern" archetype, but the specific phrase of "right-hand man" for it feels rather new in comparison to how I viewed archetropy before.
My mom was a pastor.
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Pokemon | Fairy Garden Lungs
Nov. 23rd, 2023 12:56 amRating: T
Fandom: Pokemon
Characters: Bede, Opal, Chairman Rose (mentioned)
Words: 4,635
Content Warnings: Vomiting
Tropes: Hanahaki Disease, Families of Choice, Hurt/Comfort
Summary: Bede has a rapidly-advancing case of hanahaki disease. The problem is, he insists that he has no romantic feelings for anyone.
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Fandom: Pokemon
Characters: Bede, Opal, Chairman Rose (mentioned)
Words: 4,635
Content Warnings: Vomiting
Tropes: Hanahaki Disease, Families of Choice, Hurt/Comfort
Summary: Bede has a rapidly-advancing case of hanahaki disease. The problem is, he insists that he has no romantic feelings for anyone.
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Sonic the Hedgehog | Comfortable Silence
Nov. 15th, 2023 12:44 amRating: G
Fandom: Sonic the Hedgehog
Characters: Rouge the Bat, Shadow the Hedgehog, Knuckles the Echidna (briefly), Amy Rose (briefly), Sonic the Hedgehog (briefly), Miles "Tails" Prower (briefly)
Relationships: Rouge the Bat & Shadow the Hedgehog
Words: 1,500
Content Warnings: N/A
Tropes: Autistic Character (Shadow the Hedgehog & Knuckles the Echidna), Slice of Life, Misunderstanding
Summary: Rouge took to this new "having friends" business much easier than Shadow seemed to be. Although how rude Shadow could be at times certainly wasn't helping his case.
(Or: Rouge tries to grow closer to Shadow, who is autistic, and finds that all of her attempts to bond with him trigger his sensory issues.)
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Fandom: Sonic the Hedgehog
Characters: Rouge the Bat, Shadow the Hedgehog, Knuckles the Echidna (briefly), Amy Rose (briefly), Sonic the Hedgehog (briefly), Miles "Tails" Prower (briefly)
Relationships: Rouge the Bat & Shadow the Hedgehog
Words: 1,500
Content Warnings: N/A
Tropes: Autistic Character (Shadow the Hedgehog & Knuckles the Echidna), Slice of Life, Misunderstanding
Summary: Rouge took to this new "having friends" business much easier than Shadow seemed to be. Although how rude Shadow could be at times certainly wasn't helping his case.
(Or: Rouge tries to grow closer to Shadow, who is autistic, and finds that all of her attempts to bond with him trigger his sensory issues.)
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Rating: T
Fandom: Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake
Characters: Marshall Lee, Gary Prince
Relationships: Marshall Lee/Gary Prince
Words: 3,006
Content Warnings: N/A
Tropes: Domestic, Pining, Post-Coital, Autistic Character (Gary Prince), Trans Character (Gary Prince), Nonbinary Character (Marshall Lee), Hurt/Comfort, Misunderstanding
Summary: Gary and Marshall Lee retire to Gary's apartment after Hana Abadeer's charity ball, unsure of what they are, and how their spontaneous kiss (and hookup in Marshall Lee's van) changes things between them.
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Fandom: Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake
Characters: Marshall Lee, Gary Prince
Relationships: Marshall Lee/Gary Prince
Words: 3,006
Content Warnings: N/A
Tropes: Domestic, Pining, Post-Coital, Autistic Character (Gary Prince), Trans Character (Gary Prince), Nonbinary Character (Marshall Lee), Hurt/Comfort, Misunderstanding
Summary: Gary and Marshall Lee retire to Gary's apartment after Hana Abadeer's charity ball, unsure of what they are, and how their spontaneous kiss (and hookup in Marshall Lee's van) changes things between them.
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Rating: T
Fandom: The Owl House
Characters: Hunter, Flapjack (mentioned), Emperor Belos (mentioned)
Words: 824
Content Warnings: Past child abuse, and descriptions of corpses, rotting, and related imagery
Tropes: Metaphor, Nonbinary Character (Hunter), Gender Dysphoria, Body Horror, Psychological Horror, Angst
Summary: What is a grimwalker? A warped imitation of a man, long dead?
(Hunter experiencing the body horror inherent to being a grimwalker as a metaphor for gender dysphoria. Labyrinth Runners-era.)
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Fandom: The Owl House
Characters: Hunter, Flapjack (mentioned), Emperor Belos (mentioned)
Words: 824
Content Warnings: Past child abuse, and descriptions of corpses, rotting, and related imagery
Tropes: Metaphor, Nonbinary Character (Hunter), Gender Dysphoria, Body Horror, Psychological Horror, Angst
Summary: What is a grimwalker? A warped imitation of a man, long dead?
(Hunter experiencing the body horror inherent to being a grimwalker as a metaphor for gender dysphoria. Labyrinth Runners-era.)
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Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake | Deadlocked
Nov. 3rd, 2023 12:16 amRating: G
Fandom: Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake
Characters: Marshall Lee, Gary Prince, Hana Abadeer (mentioned)
Relationships: Marshall Lee/Gary Prince
Words: 1,887
Content Warnings: Past child abuse
Tropes: Established Relationship, Nonbinary Character (Marshall Lee), Hurt/Comfort, Fluff, Domestic
Summary: Marshall Lee experiences creative agony. Gary lies on the floor with him.
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Fandom: Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake
Characters: Marshall Lee, Gary Prince, Hana Abadeer (mentioned)
Relationships: Marshall Lee/Gary Prince
Words: 1,887
Content Warnings: Past child abuse
Tropes: Established Relationship, Nonbinary Character (Marshall Lee), Hurt/Comfort, Fluff, Domestic
Summary: Marshall Lee experiences creative agony. Gary lies on the floor with him.
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Fractured Pieces - On Kintypes vs Synpaths
Jul. 5th, 2023 07:16 pm(Note: This will be tagged as 'hearttypes', because that term and 'synpath' are functionally synonyms, as admitted by the coiner of 'synpath' nerself.)
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I don't quite recall who, but I remember once seeing 'synpaths' being described as 'kin for fun, but for people who are already kin'. Which I suppose is true. However, for me, and my personal experience, that doesn't feel quite right. In KFF circles, 'kin' seems to be a synonym for the word 'stan'. And my synpaths definitely aren't the characters that I stan. I've also seen synpaths be referred to as one's personal set of 'blorbos', but that doesn't feel quite right either. Again, this implies that one views their synpaths through a very fannish lens, even if it does feel as if it implies more permanence. (At least, to me, it does.)
The coiner of the term describes it as follows: "Synpath is a tidy name for something you identify with on several levels, which could be a concept that resonates really strongly with you, an animal or mythological creature you feel you act like, or a person or character you share a lot of common behaviors with, among other things." This description has always felt more personal than KFF's "kins", or fandomgoer's blorbos. To me, my synpaths are things which I identify with, as well as things that are very important to me, how I view myself, and/or my life. Because of this, I've always felt that my synpaths have always been more telling to me, as a person, than my kintypes. My kintypes are not something I choose, after all. They're my past lives; they hold no bearings on who I am now. My synpaths, though, are entirely based off of who I am today, my experiences, and my interests.
The coiner of the term describes it as follows: "Synpath is a tidy name for something you identify with on several levels, which could be a concept that resonates really strongly with you, an animal or mythological creature you feel you act like, or a person or character you share a lot of common behaviors with, among other things." This description has always felt more personal than KFF's "kins", or fandomgoer's blorbos. To me, my synpaths are things which I identify with, as well as things that are very important to me, how I view myself, and/or my life. Because of this, I've always felt that my synpaths have always been more telling to me, as a person, than my kintypes. My kintypes are not something I choose, after all. They're my past lives; they hold no bearings on who I am now. My synpaths, though, are entirely based off of who I am today, my experiences, and my interests.
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[#11 - Illness]
Apr. 13th, 2023 07:20 pmDo you know of any sicknesses that are unique to your fictomere's species or source?
There is also despair disease, though. I'm unsure if it would count as a "real" illness, because it was just another motive in the simulation to get us to kill each other, and so was basically made up. But I and others were effected by it in a very real way. It's a disease which was supposedly transmitted by bugs, and was described as an endemic disease which was passed around easily. Those who get despair disease get a very high temperature, grow physically weak, and have very significant changes in their personalities. The way that it changes each individual's personality is different. I had a version which was nicknamed "liar disease". Owari had "coward disease", Mioda had "gullible disease", and Mikan had "remembering disease".
To be honest, talking about being Nagito is embarrassing for me, even in fictionkind spaces, buuut the liar's disease was a huge pain in my side for a little while, so I figured it's only suitable to bring it up.
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The only real one that is shown in the source specifically would be 'the common mold' in The Owl House, which is a viral illness that causes hallucinations, temporary personality changes and for mushrooms to grow out of the sick being's body. It's pretty harmless overall, though, and you just have to wait it out.There is also despair disease, though. I'm unsure if it would count as a "real" illness, because it was just another motive in the simulation to get us to kill each other, and so was basically made up. But I and others were effected by it in a very real way. It's a disease which was supposedly transmitted by bugs, and was described as an endemic disease which was passed around easily. Those who get despair disease get a very high temperature, grow physically weak, and have very significant changes in their personalities. The way that it changes each individual's personality is different. I had a version which was nicknamed "liar disease". Owari had "coward disease", Mioda had "gullible disease", and Mikan had "remembering disease".
To be honest, talking about being Nagito is embarrassing for me, even in fictionkind spaces, buuut the liar's disease was a huge pain in my side for a little while, so I figured it's only suitable to bring it up.
My source has ended
Apr. 9th, 2023 07:53 pmMy thoughts on my source, the direction it took, and how it feels to have it end, as Hunter.
